Abstract:
The objectives of this research were to (1) study the knowledge, attitude, and behavior in household waste management of people in Thadthong Municipality, Mueang Yasothon District, Yasothon Province and (2) find out the relationship between the knowledge and attitude of people with the behavior in household waste management. A random sample of 384 people who live in Thadthong Municipality, Mueang Yasothon District, Yasothon Province were selected by accidental sampling. Questionnaire about the personal information data, waste quantities and characteristics in the household, the knowledge, attitude, and behavior in household waste management was used as the method for data collection. The data were analyzed by frequencies, percentages, means, Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient.
The results revealed that the physical composition of solid waste in Thadthong Municipality, Mueang Yasothon District, Yasothon Province, were consist of organic waste 56.40%, general waste 25.30%, recyclable waste 17.40% and hazardous waste 0.90% For the amount of solid waste from households, the highest amount was observed in 1.51-2.00 kg/day (88.80%) for organic waste, <0.50 kg/day (79.43%) for plastic bottle waste, and <0.50 kg/day (64.84%) for glass bottle waste, respectively. The knowledge on waste management of people showed at high level ( x ̅ = 11.74). The attitude of people showed a strongly agree level ( x ̅ = 4.40), and the behavior of people showed at moderate level ( x ̅ =3.76). Moreover, the knowledge on household waste management of people related to the behavior of people at low level (r=0.277, p= <.001), and the attitude on household waste management related to the behavior of people at moderate level(r=0.381,p= <.001).